The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-26


tty of rails and had about two acres of corn
ruined by the food.
The water was one inch higher in George N.
Wiley's mill than was ever known before Mr..
Wiley had four shoats washed away. His
spring house was badly flooded and great deal
of damage was done to his fences.
Part ofthe middle abutmeut under the bridge
which crosses Deer Creek at Nicholas Wiley's
Mill, was washed away and another abutment
was injured. The water covered the bridge floor.
This bridge has not been safe for heavily-load-
ed teams for some time. A new bridge is need
ed there.
The small bridge which crosses the branch
near McDonald's was washed away and the
foundation under Mr.. Asbury SHADES spring
house was also washed out and the house
thrown down.
The roads through ;he Long Corner have also
been much injured by this flood.
DEATH FROM DRUNKENNESS AND EXPOSURE
between and o'clock Tuesday morning
John Crosby, an Englishman who had been in
the employ of MIR. II. B. Hoopman, on his farm
! "a miles from Bel Air, was found lying benumb.
ed and helpless on the ground between his en-
ployer's house and the NJ. Z. Railroad. He was
carried into the house and at his request DR..
Lee was sent for but the man died at Q o'clock,
before the doctor arrived. An inquest was held
before Justice Lyle, who summoned the follow
ing jury: W. Smithson Forwood, Frank Bate
man, Patrick Dunuigau, VIM. Scarf, BENZ
Standiford, Wilbur +. Wallis, John Glenn, P.
+. Ball, Jos. A. Coale, Herman Smith, Benz.
+. Keith and John Slime.
1t appeared from evidence that eros by and an
Irishman named Dunsy had gone on spree
together in Bel Air on Monday and kept it up
oil day. During the evening Crosby had fight
In q stable with Sydney Banks, colored, and was
knocked down and kicked several times by
Banks. He then started to go to Mr.. Hoop
mans but was overcome by the liquor he had
taken and lying down was exposed to the heavy
rain Monday night.
DR.. j. Z. Butler examined the body but could
find no marks of violence sufficient to have
caused the mans death and post-mortem was
therefore considered unnecessary. The jury &C.
cordingly brought in verdict that Crosby's
death was caused by drunkenness, debauch.
cry and exposure"
Crosby was IS years of age and had been in
Mr.. Hoopman's employ four weeks. He told his
employer he was native of Yorkshire and had
belonged to the Yorkshire Naval Reserves
also that he had sister in London and another
in Yorkshire. MIR. Hoopman said Crosby was
steady, industrious, peaceabe man, up to the
day before his death. The remains were buried
at the Almshouse graveyard at the expense of
Mr.. Hoopman.
BEL AIR NOTES.-The only church services
in Bel Air, last Sunday, were at Emmanuel Epis.
copal Church, Rev. Jas. b. Craighill, rector.
Rev. Mr.. Finney, of the Presbyterian Church,
was at Asbury Park, N. j., for the benefit of his
health; Rev. Mr.. Hobltzell, of the NJ. P. Church,
had to attend funeral and there was no ap-
pointment for the NJ. E. Church.
Mr.. Noryal Mccormick, has returned from
brief sojourn at Asbury Park.
Mr.. Charles Bode is preparing to build
station.
Mr.. Adam simnacher, horse trainer, has re-
moved from the Bel Air Fair Grounds to Hal
stead's Driving Park, near Baltimore.
Mr.. Calvin Amos, clerk in Mr.. j. G. Rouses
store, expects in few days to engage in the
hardware business in the store of his father, Mr..
Issac Amos
Mr.. John NJ. Finney, son of Rev. E. d. Fin
ney, came home last Friday Mr.. Finney will
remain until the LIST Of October when he will
return to Boston, and resume attendance upon
medical lectures.
MI E. Scott Payne, of the hardware firm of
E. Scott Payne u Bro, was in Bel Air on Mon
day.
Mr.. w. 8. Forwood, Jr., who is q clerk In the
Treasury Department, at Washington, paid
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Smithson
Forwood, at the Changers Hotel, the first of the
week.
Mr.. John b. Hanna, formerly clerk in Mr..
John g. Rouse's store, is about to open a store
for the sale ofdry goods, ladies' and gentlemen's
furnishing goods, &c, in Mrs. Hortense JEFF
fery's building, formerly occupied by James P.
Whaland.
Mr.. j. NJ. Street,, of the Democrat, returned
on Monday from visit to Bedford and Berkeley
Springs.
Mr.. j. Edwin Webster has returned from his
sea voyage to Boston greatly improved in health
Obituary.
Mrs. Mary F. Norris widow of the Car
diff d. Norris, died at her late residence, near
wilma, on Thursday evening, August 18th, in
the 10Th year of her age. Mrs. Norris had pre-
monitory symptoms of apoplexy for a week or
two, which eliminated In the final attack on
Wednesday night of last week. She remained
unconscious from that time until her DEATH
Eight children and eleven grandchildren survive
her. Her cons are Messrs. John b. Norris, VIM
ii. Norris, and Chas. w. Norris, of Baltimore;
Frank G. Norris, of this county and DR.. r. NJ.
Norris, of Orangeville, Baltimore county. Her
daughters are Misses Emma and Libbie Norris,
the former one of our most experienced school
teachers and Mrs. g. W. McCOmas. The in
terment was al Union Chapel NJ. P. Church, of
which for more than fifty years Mrs. Norris had
been devoted member. The funeral took place
on Sunday morning, 2lst inst. 1t was attended
by a very large concourse of relatives and SYM
pathizing friends, who thereby attested their ap-
probation of her many virtues. Her pastor,
Rev. =. A. Hoblitzell, had charge of the funeral
services. The pail bearers were Joel Holdings.
worth, Edward P. Hollingsworth, Hudson Bate
man, Franklin Whitaker, b. f. Cronin and
Alphonzo Robinson. Elias Beaumont, under
taker.
Mrs. Salle Parke, wife of Robert Parke, of
Delta, and daughter of Hon. Samuel NJ. White
ford, died on Thursday, 18th instant, and was
buried on the Sunday following, at Slate Ridge
Church, where the funeral services were held by
Rev. j. ID. Smith. The pall.bearers were Mat
thew Galbreath, Robert Fulton, VIM. Moore,
Albert stubbs, Edgar Moobley, Thos. Stubs,
Constantine Dougherty aud Thomas w. Heaps.
Mrs Parke had a stroke OF paralysis about
year ago. She was an active aud influential
worker in the temperance cause. The funeral